Man’s necrotic testicle misdiagnosed as hernia

$550,000 settlement

On Jan. 5, 2003, a 25-year-old male experienced sudden, severe testicular pain while lying in bed. He went to the emergency department of a Boston-area hospital that night. The ER physician who performed the examination ordered a testicular ultrasound for what he believed to be a hernia.
The radiologist who interpreted the ultrasound reported findings consistent ...